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The Charioteer by Mary Renault is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

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After enduring an injury at Dunkirk during World War II, Laurie Odell is sent to a rural veterans' hospital in England to convalesce. There he befriends the young, bright Andrew, a conscientious objector serving as an orderly. As they find solace and companionship together in the idyllic surroundings of the hospital, their friendship blooms into a discreet, chaste romance. Then one day, Ralph Lanyon, a mentor from Laurie's schoolboy days, suddenly reappears in Laurie's life, and draws him into a tight-knit social circle of world-weary gay men. Laurie is forced to choose between the sweet ideals of innocence and the distinct pleasures of experience. Originally published in the United States in 1959, **The Charioteer** is a bold, unapologetic portrayal of male homosexuality during World War II that stands with Gore Vidal's **The City and the Pillar** and Christopher Isherwood's **Berlin Stories** as a monumental work in gay literature.

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Author

Mary Renault

Publisher

Open Road Integrated Media, Inc.

Published

2013

Language

EN

ISBN

9781480433113

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Fiction, Historical Fiction, Historical

Rating

4.08 / 5 (33 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14